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It took decades of work by activists to implement this reform making phone calls with inmates more affordable for families. Trump's FCC is ignoring the law to let shitty prison telecom monopolies continue to rip people off.

arstechnica.comFCC chair decides inmates and their families must keep paying high phone pricesChairman Carr waives new price caps until 2027, may raise them before then.

Karl Bode

@karlbode.com

2 July 2025

another day of feeling extremely patriotic 🗽💩

Karl Bode

@karlbode.com

Even under an ideal alternate reality where authoritarianism is thwarted by competent dems we are never fully repairing the damage these zealots are doing to corporate oversight, public safety, and consumer protection.

2/7/25, 2:14 pm6 reposts54 likes

Chris Neyland

@chrisneyland.bsky.social

2 July 2025

A national political divorce solves all kinds of problems.